August Update - Patch Notes!

When? Wednesday, 21st

What are we fixing?

• Units not attacking moles in Whack-A-Mole

  • The mod will be disabled for now and will return in the next update.

• Missing text in several places

• Piñata Bank not always giving out rewards

  • Fixed in the optional update - Please, update your game!

• Several crashes

• Shop Refresh issues

The action is heating up in a blazing world packed with mighty Monsters and explosive gameplay!

Play during the Lava World Sneak Peak week to try Lava World and start unlocking new Characters! If you’ve reached Desert World, all you have to do is collect Pancakes in Battles for the hungry Mini P.E.K.K.A in your Plaza and earn Lava Chests with guaranteed Lava World Characters.

After the Sneak Peek week, the Lava World will be moved to the end of the World Journey. If you reach Squad League before the event ends, check out the shop for a reward!

LAVA WORLD CHARACTERS

• Rarity: Common

• Evolutions:

  • Baby: Shoots an Arrow Volley after 12 Archer attacks

  • Classic: Fusion Archers shoot an extra Arrow Volley

  • Super: Attacks much faster

  • Ultra: Shoots bigger and stronger Arrow Volleys

• Rarity: Rare

• Evolutions:

  • Baby: Burrows then attacks after using enough Turbo

  • Classic: Can Burrow longer to charge an Eruption attack

  • Super: Heals steadily while Burrowing

  • Ultra: Eruption becomes bigger and more powerful

• Rarity: Epic

• Evolutions:

  • Baby: Gives an Invisibility Spell

    • Invisibility Spell: Become invisible and sneak around enemies when not fighting

  • Classic: Increases movement speed while Invisible

  • Super: Gives another Invisibility Spell after attacking 25 times

  • Ultra: Move even faster while Invisible

LAVA WORLD BATTLE MODS

• Crystal Forest: The Map is overgrown with Magic Trees!

• Timeout: Squads get busted if their Clock hits zero!

• Hatchling Herder: Giant Hatchlings can be captured for Gems!

A new Volcano Gem Mine also replaces the regular Gem Mine in Lava World, shooting Boulders that explode into Gems!

We're vastly expanding the selection of Skins in the game, and introducing a new way to buy them: Style Tickets!

Style Tickets buy Skins and Emotes found in the new Cosmetics tab in the Shop. Find Style Tickets from Rewards and Shop Deals. Everyone can also claim 600 Free Style Tickets from the Shop for a limited time. Don't forget to get yours!

Also, keep an eye out for new Super Rare Skins that come with an exclusive Emote, and even more Skins coming in future Gem Pass Seasons. Check out the full list of upcoming Skins at the bottom of the page.

In addition, you can now set up to 6 Action Emotes in your Player Profile that will automatically show when things happen, like busting a Squad or coming in 1st Place.

IN SEPTEMBER:

• Monster Madness: Unlock the Spooky Pup Rider Skin in the Super Pass

The Piñata Bank has also replaced the MEGA Bank at the end of the Gem Pass, and can give a variety of Rewards, from Characters to resources and even Skins!

We’ve reached the conclusion to remove MEGAs, Rerolls, and Key consumables.

After the update, players with any of these items will receive Skins and Coins, instead, when opening the game for the first time. Some features, such as Lucky Finds and the ability to refresh a chest, will remain, but tweaked.

Why? After closely assessing Battle consumables, we found there wasn’t a balance for MEGAs that would be satisfying and impactful for all players. In addition, Key and Rerolls showed very low usage rates, indicating that they weren’t well integrated into the game experience.

The team is committed to making sure Squad Busters gameplay is always improving. This means changing things that don’t work, and moving forward with the things that do!

What happens to removed MEGAs?

• MEGAs will be converted to equippable Character Skins

• All players who have unlocked MEGAs will get those Skins for free

• Players will receive 1000 Coins for every unused MEGA

What happens to removed Keys and Rerolls?

• Players will also receive Coins for unused Keys and Reroll consumables:

  • Normal Key: 500 Coins

  • Epic Key: 800 Coins

  • Fusion Key: 1500

  • Reroll: 300 Coins

What does this mean for the gameplay?

• The Battle Bag has been removed

• Instead of Rerolls, Chests have a “Refresh” button that can refresh a Chest’s contents up to 3 times per Battle

• The Lucky Find comeback mechanic is staying, but gives a random Fusion from your lineup instead of a MEGA, and can happen more often

Battles are best when you have options, so the big theme for this balancing round is increased Battle fluidity. This means big increases to Turbo and more ability to react to challenging Battle situations. This also means fewer harsh and slogging beatdowns that have little opportunity for tactical turnaround.

Turbo and Other Gameplay 🕹️

• Turbo recharges faster and with less delay, to make passive moments more regenerative

• Blue Boxes contain 1 additional Turbo boot, to make it easier to stock up Turbo early

• Squads instantly recharge some Turbo when losing a Character that came from a Chest, to allow more tactical options as Squad fights escalate

• Regular Gem Mines drop substantially more Gems, to increase their relevance and reward

• Rage and Super Rage Spells have shorter duration and less effect, to bring them more in line with the balance of other Spells

• Freeze Spells and other minor damage sources no longer cause Monsters to drop loot on hit (Loot Goblin, Piñata, etc.), to help keep Battles running smoothly

Characters and Monsters 👾

• Fusion Rebalancing:

  • All Characters have substantially improved Health when not Fused, to make them less vulnerable and quick to lose

  • The Fusion Health buff has been reduced, to keep Fusion Health roughly similar to before

  • Rare and Epic Fusions have slightly reduced damage scaling, to make it consistent with Commons and easier to balance

• Chicken’s Hatchlings no longer lose Health over time, as they are already easy to lose

• Hog Rider Classic and Super Turbo buffs have been reduced, to balance with other Turbo changes

  • Most of the reduction only applies when stacking multiple Hog Riders

• Bea’s Bee damage is increased

• Nita now stands in the back of the Squad, to protect herself better as a ranged unit

• Nita’s Bear respawns faster, Ultra Nita’s Bear respawns much faster

• Mavis’ Carrots give less loot when destroyed by Bomb Spells, to be consistent with Greg Trees also giving less loot when bombed

• Ice Wizard attack has been rebalanced

  • Ice Fan does less damage to the first targets hit, but more damage to targets behind, to emphasize the penetration

  • Fusion normal attack has had its damage scaling fixed, and does more damage

• Yetimite loot is improved, to make them more worth busting

• Mech attack trigger range is reduced, to make it a more effective Monster Pet

Battle Mods ⚔️

• Super Gem Mine drops Gems more often, and drops many more Gems from time to time

• Pinata Party has Blue Boxes like other mods, guaranteeing some Turbo

• Some Mods that greatly change Chest opening are now less likely to appear:

  • Angry Vines

  • Doppelgangers

  • Epic Overload

  • Double Trouble

  • 1-Coin Chests

• Some Mods have been removed, and their pages removed from the Achievements Book

  • MEGA Start

  • Baby Battle

Other improvements and fixes 🔎

• Improved Chest Multipliers are replacing Chest Doublers

  • Chest Multipliers can come in 2x, 3x and 4x varieties

  • They are consumed per Battle, instead of with a time limit

  • They can be enabled or disabled before playing the next Battle

• The Battle leaderboard on the left hand of the screen is now relative to the players position, to make it easier to see who is next ahead and behind

• In Replays and Spectating, the contents of Chests opened are now shown

• Maxed out Characters from Reward Chests are now always converted to Portal Energy instead of XP

• Fixed a bug that could sometimes activate the Spell joystick when pressing Turbo

• Training rooms spawn more varieties of Bosses more often, and also contain a Blue Box

Rare Skins

Available for Style Tickets in the Shop:

• Tanuki Nita (New!)

• Stag Bea-tle (New!)

• Kyudo Bo (New!)

• Ninja Goblin

• Origami Barbarian King

• Pool Party Hog Rider

• Black Belt Chicken

• Tour Guide Mavis

• Kimono Witch

• Street Magic Wizard

• Dragon Chicken

• El Tigre

• Magical Shelly

• Kitsune Witch

• Sunburn Barbarian

• Resort Royale King

Coming as special Shop offers:

• Team Tuff Mavis (New!)

• Team Tuff Medic (New!)

• Masked Baron Mortis (New!)

• Astro Shadow Max (New!)

• Spooky Trader (New! - Coming in the Monster Madness Season)

• Infernal Battle Healer (New! - Coming in the Monster Madness Season)

• Street Trader (Coming in the Burgers and Bullets Season)

These Skins will become available for Style Tickets after a minimum of 30 days from their release.

Super Rare Skins

Coming as special Shop Offers with an exclusive Emote:

• Mushroom Mike (New!)

• Astro Shadow Max (New!)

• Spooky Pup Rider (New! - Available in the Monster Madness Gem Pass)

• Fast Food Tank (Available in the Burgers and Bullets Gem Pass)

Other Skins

To be released in upcoming promotions:

• Froggie Leon (New!)

• Astro Penny (New!)

• Maestro Royale King (New!)

• Retro Future Colt (Coming in the Burgers and Bullets Season)